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Keto or not, here come the fat bombs

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:58:14 -0700

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Just four ingredients needed for buttery balls.

Seattle skyline revealed as fog lifts | Reader photo

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 12:11:56 -0700

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Seattle Times reader Linda Enkema captured dissipating fog over Lake Washington with her camera.

Rant & Rave: Plan ahead instead of complaining about road closures

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:33:58 -0700

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Readers rave about help for blind man crossing the street, rant about not planning ahead when roads are closed

Groups protest Romania’s plan to get rid of 2,000 bears

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:15:52 -0700

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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The government says Romania should reduce the number of brown bears by 2,000 in the next decade to protect the existing bear population. The environment ministry said Thursday that Romania had between 6,050 to 6,640 brown bears in 2016. It said 4,000 bears was an optimum figure from an “ecological, social […]

It’s time we all learned how to be considerably more considerate in our newly congested city

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:00:00 -0700

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A rude awakening: Now that we’ve grown into a great big city, it’s time to pull out some grown-up manners.

The Backstory: A writer’s notes on ‘The Seattle Squeeze’

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:00:00 -0700

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Now that there are so many of us Seattle citizens, a plea for civil behavior.

2 pioneer photographers, 2 parades, 1 impressive perch

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:00:00 -0700

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Competitors T.E. Peiser and D.R. Judkins took a similar approach to these 1886 streetscapes near Second Avenue and Columbia Street.

Paying the rent: A show by Seattle artists who work in the food service industry

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:55 -0700

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With a terrifying deep-fryer, the Trader Joe's logo rendered in cross-stitch, portraits of restaurateur Linda Derschang, and more, the show "Oh, You STILL Work There?" interrogates the way many artists make ends meet.

Fight jet lag and travel-induced insomnia with these apps and gadgets

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700

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Free white noise and meditation apps include myNoise, Relax Melodies, Rain Rain Sleep Sounds, White Noise Deep Sleep Sounds and Calm.

Kayak, bushwhack and get to know scat on an adventure cruise to Alaska

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700

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Don’t count on the lap of luxury, but nobody suffers much on this small-ship expedition up the Inside Passage.

Flight attendant sues SkyWest Airlines over alleged drugging, rape by captain during layover

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700

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Mary E. Morgan says the airline is negligent for the pilot’s alleged actions and for failing to properly respond to her complaints since she reported the alleged sexual assault in late 2016.

Rant & Rave: Intoxicated singing along not cool

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700

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Readers rave about saving ducklings, rant about intoxicated theater patrons.

Meet Yoroshiku: Wallingford spot specializes in Hokkaido dishes

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700

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Last year, the restaurant expanded into the adjacent storefront. The interior not only got a complete makeover, so did the menu, taking a turn toward izakaya, the Japanese equivalent of a pub, and doubling down on Hokkaido specialties.

Father-in-law is furious grandchild will have hyphenated name

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700

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This petty and insecure “patriarch” is acting out because he no longer has total control over his family.

Can e-bikes coexist with walkers, joggers and other cyclists on Seattle trails?

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700

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A pilot project will test rules for electric-bike riders and others on these five mixed-use trails: the Burke-Gilman, the Duwamish, the Elliott Bay, the Melrose Connector and the Mountains to Sound.

MGM sets August opening date for Massachusetts casino

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 02:04:38 -0700

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BOSTON (AP) — The fate of Wynn’s glitzy Boston-area casino may still be up in the air, but rival MGM says it is on track to open the first Las Vegas-style casino resort in Massachusetts sooner than expected. MGM Resorts International is now targeting Aug. 24 as the new opening date for the $960 million […]

Workers head home, look for other jobs as Boracay closes

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:45:58 -0700

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BORACAY, Philippines (AP) — The cooks, hotel workers and other Filipinos who served tourists at the country’s most popular beach headed home and started looking for other work Thursday as police guarded the empty beach on the first day of a shutdown intended to let Boracay’s waters recover from overcrowding and development. Police on the […]

Lynching memorial and museum in Alabama draw crowds, tears

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:11:39 -0700

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tears and expressions of grief met the opening of the nation’s first memorial to the victims of lynching Thursday in Alabama. Hundreds lined up in the rain to get a first look at the memorial and museum in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice commemorates 4,400 black people who […]

Genetic sleuthing bolsters food poisoning searches

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:01:34 -0700

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ATLANTA (AP) — Disease hunters are using genetic sequencing in their investigation of the ongoing food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, a technique that is revolutionizing the detection of germs in food. The genetic analysis is being used to bolster investigations and — in some cases — connect the dots between what were once […]

Court won’t return tigers, exotic animals to Ohio man’s home

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:21:28 -0700

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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man whose tigers and other exotic animals were seized in a raid by authorities in Ohio lost what is likely his final court challenge seeking return of the animals to his roadside sanctuary. The Ohio Supreme Court turned down a request to overturn a lower court’s decision that sided with […]

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